Home-Learning, Inclusive Ed, Environmental Educators/Certified Teachers (In Victoria or Remote within BC)

• Are you interested in providing inclusive inquiry-driven and sustainability-minded education to home-learning families
• Do you yearn for a work environment where you can contribute to a common purpose while feeling supported by a community of colleagues
• Do you enjoy the opportunity to co-create a meaningful role with a blend of responsibilities suited to your skills and passions

Oak and Orca School is looking for BC Certified Teachers and Experienced Educators living in BC who wish to provide flexible inquiry-driven education to students and families who are learning at home around BC and to students who attend our in-person school in Victoria (lkn and WSNE territory). We have remote in-person and hybrid options and seek to find a mutually beneficial fit.

Oak and Orca brings together varied individuals to form a learning community which upholds values of bioregionalism consensus and inquiry-driven learning with a view to offering a different kind of educational opportunity to BC students. Supporting diversity is a key value at Oak and Orca. In particular all of our programs have a high percentage of inclusive education needs providing challenging yet rewarding work. Our culture embraces neurodiversity and requires compassionate practice with students of all ages abilities and backgrounds.

Possible Home Learning Responsibilities

• Teach all learning areas for K-9 students and/or specific learning areas for students in grades 10-12
• Guide student learning through the co-creation of an evolving learning plan
• Provide individualized suggestions for student learning based on emergent needs
• Communicate with students and families through a variety of mediums (e-mail video-conference phone and other online platforms used by the school)
• Support students to become active participants in their learning (planning reflecting etc.)
• Supporting Inclusive Education students 1-1 over Zoom
• Present online workshops and groups
• Manage student interactions in accordance with school culture/ethics/policies
• Report non-judgmentally and anecdotally including tracking the BC learning standards
• Attend consensus-rich decision-making meetings in teams
• Support the growth of our programs (e.g. developing learning activities and resources supporting new coworkers and co-op students facilitating meetings and minute-taking assisting with community events etc.)

Most of our teaching staff work in a blended environment in Victoria spending some time with students in person and some time teaching home learning students.

Possible In-Person Learning Responsibilities:

• Teach or co-teach open classroom workshops reading siesta active play and/or math groups
• Supervise and engage with students during breaks and before and after school
• Support students to become active participants in their learning (planning reflecting etc.)
• Learn about NVC and other tools for compassionate engagement with students
• Use compassionate and non-judgemental practices to support emergent student needs
• Manage student interactions in accordance with school culture/ethics/policies
• Report non-judgmentally and anecdotally including tracking the BC learning standards
• Attend consensus decision making meetings in teams
• Contribute to general cleaning and maintenance of indoor and outdoor spaces
• Support the growth of our programs (e.g. developing curriculum for home-learning programs
  marketing responding to new inquiries supporting new coworkers community events etc.)
• (small team) Plan and run weekly field trips (often by bicycle)

We would be especially interested to hear from teachers with any of the following:

• Experience with supporting students who are learning at home.
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal) and experience with co-operative teamwork
• Strong computer skills (typing general comfort with computer software and the Internet ability to support others with troubleshooting computer issues etc)
• Experience with supporting students with diverse abilities and/or knowledge of Inclusive Education funding categories
• Excellence in organization tracking/follow-through skills accuracy memory and developing/following procedures
• Experience with alternative teaching practices that focus on child-centred learning
• Understanding of bioregionalism and respect for the importance of both ecological literacy and critical thinking
• Willingness to be mentored in the philosophy of the school
• Initiative and enthusiasm
• Understanding of sciences and ecology
• Firm mathematical understanding
• Experience with Compassionate Communication and Consensus Decision-Making
• Interest in being part of different teams and having a multi-faceted role
• Interest in working for a values-based non-profit organization

Would you like to join our community and contribute to providing inclusive inquiry-driven and sustainability-minded education to BC students

Our application questions help us to decide if applicants seem like a match for our community. We will contact selected applicants to set up an informal applicant orientation which is the first step in our Interview process. It is an opportunity for us to tell you a bit about what its like to work at O&O and how our programs work and for you to ask any questions you might have. We find this initial meeting while unconventional is mutually beneficial as it provides a relaxed way to meet and genuinely get to know one another.

Please see our website at for more information about our programs and values.

If you have any questions feel free to email us at .